Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort

Empress Dowager 太后

Attested AD 582

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Dowager was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 582 叔陵之叛
Directly stated · Book of Chen 36, passage 52

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 36Volume 36: Chen Shuling, Prince of Shixing; Chen Bogu, Prince of Xin'an · 3 passages

太后馳來救焉，叔陵又斫太后數下。 The empress dowager rushed to save him; Shuling hacked her several times as well.

後主乳媼吳氏，時在太后側，自後掣其肘，後主因得起。 The Last Ruler's wet nurse, Lady Wu, stood beside the empress dowager and pulled his elbow from behind, so the Last Ruler was able to rise.

皇太后奉臨，又加鋒刃，窮凶極逆，曠古未儔。 When the empress dowager came in person he struck her again; such extreme villainy had no parallel in antiquity.